What is CVE-2020-13859?

CVE-2020-13859 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mofinetwork Mofi4500-4gxelte, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2020-13859?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Mofinetwork Mofi4500-4gxelte

CVE-2020-13859

An issue was discovered on Mofi Network MOFI4500-4GXeLTE 4.0.8-std devices. A format error in /etc/shadow, coupled with a logic bug in the LuCI - OpenWrt Configuration Interface framework, allows the undocumented system account mofidev to…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.012 (63.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mofinetwork Mofi4500-4gxelte
Mofinetwork Mofi4500-4gxelte_firmware — versions 4.0.8-std
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13859?: CVE-2020-13859 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mofinetwork Mofi4500-4gxelte, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2020-13859?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.